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Post by Theophilus on Apr 19, 2023 11:25:56 GMT -8
Satan is not alone in his spiritual attacks. Jesus tells us there's an eternal fire prepared "For the devil and his angels" Matthew 25:41. Satan " and his angels" are referred to as a group, with Satan is the leader in Revelation 12:9.
And the great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray.
In Matthew 12:24 he is called" Beelzebub, the ruler of the Demons. These spirits are rational beings, not diseases or ailments, or tricks of the imagination. They possess all the attributes of personality. They even believe in God, as James tells us "you believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that and shudder" James 219. demons think and believe and hear and speak.
Demons are Satan's servants and are committed to his scheme to hinder the plan of God. Many times in Scripture they are also called "Evil spirits" Or "unclean spirits." They are ruled by Satan himself, and they share in his dirty work.
With enemy like these... we definitely need friends, God has provided them and shows them to us in His Word.
Understand the fact that nothing demons do can be outside God's good purpose and design. Never forget this: "...Neither angels nor demons. nor any powers... nor anything else in all creation Will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 38-39.
Just as Satan and the demons share a common origin a common passion and work, So they also must. face a common fate Paul assures us That Jesus" must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet" 1 Corinthians 15:25. This includes the devil and every demon. They also know that torment is their ultimate destiny.
I believe as their fate draws near, they will increase their demonic activity. That's why it's important to study and be aware of spiritual warfare.
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Post by To the LORD be all glory on Apr 20, 2023 9:29:59 GMT -8
The closer we get to the end hour the worse it will continue to get .
But always remember that the serpent always appears as the kind and caring one who simply sells men a lie which contradicts obediance to GOD .
The serpent and his men now work as one to bring the religoins and world together to be as one , under a lie which he calls love .
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Post by Bronson on Apr 20, 2023 11:43:08 GMT -8
The closer we get to the end hour the worse it will continue to get . But always remember that the serpent always appears as the kind and caring one who simply sells men a lie which contradicts obediance to GOD . The serpent and his men now work as one to bring the religoins and world together to be as one , under a lie which he calls love . The one-world religion described in Revelation 17:1–18 as “the great harlot” will be part of the end-times scenario. The term harlot is used throughout the Old Testament as a metaphor for false religion. The actual identity and makeup of the religion has been debated for centuries and has resulted in a number of different views among Bible commentators and theologians. There are convincing arguments for the one world religion being Catholicism, Islam, the New Age movement, or some form of religion not even invented yet, and an internet search will produce many more possibilities and theories. There is no doubt that some sort of one-world religion under the false prophet will be a part of the end times, perhaps made up of a number of different religions, sects, and isms that are around today. Revelation 17:1–18 gives us several characteristics of the one-world religion. The false religion will dominate all the “peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues” of the earth (Revelation 17:15), meaning that it will have universal authority, no doubt given by the Antichrist, who rules the world at that time. Verses 2–3 describe the harlot as committing adultery with the “kings of the earth,” referring to the false religion’s influence among the world’s rulers and influential people. The reference to being drunk with the wine of her adulteries may refer to those who are drunk with the power they receive from worshiping the false god of the false religion. Satan frequently ensnares those whose lust for power drives them away from the worship of the true and living God. The alliances forged by the false religion will unite church and state as never before. Verse 6 describes the harlot as being “drunk with the blood of the saints” and the blood of those who testify of Jesus. Whether they will be martyred at the hand of the Antichrist or by being systematically starved, believers who are on the earth during the tribulation will experience the wrath of the harlot and her power source, the Antichrist. Those who oppose the worldwide religion will be killed, and those who refuse to worship the Antichrist by accepting his mark will be unable to buy and sell, thereby making survival very difficult (Revelation 13:16–17). Eventually, the harlot will lose favor with the Antichrist, who will want to receive the world’s worship for himself. He will not share the adoration of the world with the prophets and priests of the false religion, no matter how obsequious or fawning they may be. Once the Antichrist gains the world’s amazed attention by his miraculous return from the dead (Revelation 13:3, 12, 14), he will turn on the false religious system and destroy it, establishing himself as God. The deception, Jesus tells us, will be so great that, if it were possible, even the elect would fall for it (Matthew 24:24). www.gotquestions.org/one-world-religion.html |
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Post by Theophilus on Apr 20, 2023 12:10:28 GMT -8
The closer we get to the end hour the worse it will continue to get . But always remember that the serpent always appears as the kind and caring one who simply sells men a lie which contradicts obediance to GOD . The serpent and his men now work as one to bring the religoins and world together to be as one , under a lie which he calls love . We already see this desire for religious, spiritual, and political unity at work through such institutions as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the World Council of Churches. These attempts have always failed to bring about true peace and security, and until the Antichrist’s hostile takeover, their optimistic attempts will continue to fail. When Antichrist takes the throne, however, the one-world government and one-world religion will finally emerge. But not for long. He gets his 1000-year time out. Rev. 20 1-3 Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven with the key of the pit and a huge chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, the serpent of ancient days, who is both the devil and Satan, and bound him fast for a thousand years |
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Post by Ozias on Apr 20, 2023 12:59:30 GMT -8
The closer we get to the end hour the worse it will continue to get . But always remember that the serpent always appears as the kind and caring one who simply sells men a lie which contradicts obediance to GOD . The serpent and his men now work as one to bring the religoins and world together to be as one , under a lie which he calls love . Satan, the father of lies, along with his host of demons, has encouraged human beings in their pursuit of eternal life, purpose, and meaning by means of human effort. He deceives people through the lie of self-reliance, seeking to earn God’s favor by one’s own effort. Or Satan tries to encourage self-condemnation, the lie that a person’s bad works render them unlovable by God. Neither is true. In fact, both stem from the satanic lie that good works are the basis of our relationship with God. God’s offer of salvation solely by grace through faith immediately cuts down Satan’s “reasonable” strategy. |
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Post by e v e on Apr 22, 2023 16:39:54 GMT -8
the locusts of rev are demons
these are the billions of entities
having a different (actual) father
than do jacob souls belonging to God
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Post by e v e on Apr 22, 2023 16:43:49 GMT -8
having been evicted from their
vampiring upon eden (which is in the other reality)
they will arrive on this earth... billions of them
soon
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Post by e v e on Apr 22, 2023 16:52:31 GMT -8
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Post by Redeemed on Apr 23, 2023 7:47:06 GMT -8
As I've studied the Bible, I found there are two kinds of demons. They are what I call "The Fallen and the free" And "The fallen and the imprisoned."
"The Fallen and the free" Are the demons who create all the havoc and stress in the world today under Satan's control. Then there are "The fallen and the imprisoned." A class of demons who are already in prison in a place called Tartus one of the Compartments of hell. Jude 16 says, "And the angels who did not keep their proper domain but left their own abode, he has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment on the great day."
And they will be there forever and ever. They will never get out. And the scripture says it's because they " did not keep their proper domain."
In Genesis we read that when the Fallen Angels saw the daughters of men. they were filled with lust and cohabitated with them bearing offspring that were have angelic and half human... a superhuman being, in Biblical language the Nephilim, meaning "giant" Genesis 6:1-2.
This violation of God given boundaries so grieved God that he decided immediately to send a flood to destroy the whole earth, saving only eight souls alive through the ark and it was because of that sin, when the Angels left their proper domain and entered into the realm of human flesh, that those fallen angels were cast down to hell. "Into chains of Darkness to be Reserved for judgment" 2nd Peter 2:4.
In every encounter between Jesus and demons in the Gospels, Jesus was the overcomer. His followers share in that power. when Christ's disciples returned from a missionary trip, they reported to Jesus", Lord Even the demons submit to us in your name" Luke 10:17. And Jesus answers "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven" Luke 10:18
Jude says that God has kept the Fallen Angels", in darkness down with Everlasting chains for judgment on the great day" Jude 6.
But until that great day. We struggle and we wrestle against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the Heavenly realms" Ephesians 6:12.
In this struggle there is someone who shows us how to endure, and how to win someone whose life knew more spiritual warfare than anyone who ever walked the earth. That someone is Jesus. He has our back.
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